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Yuma Sammang is the goddess of the Limbu community of Nepal. The deity Yuma Sammang (literally: "Mother Earth" or "Grandmother") also known as Yuma Samyo or Niwaphuma is the most important and popular among Limbus and worshiped in all occasion. Yuma is the mother of all Limbus, They also have many different classes of ritual specialists of which Phedangba, Yeba, Yema and Shamba are some. [1][2]

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  1. ^ "History of the Kirat People" (PDF). Limbulibrary.com.np. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  2. ^ "Mythology of the People of Sikkim - J. R. Subba - Google Books". Books.google.com.au. Retrieved 2013-09-01.


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